Maryland Senate vote

The “Local School Systems - Educator Screening - Educator Identification Clearinghouse (School Personnel Vetting...” (HB 856)

Official title: Local School Systems - Educator Screening - Educator Identification Clearinghouse (School Personnel Vetting and Hiring Transparency Act)

Passed: 43 yes, 0 no, 4 not voting

Apr 8, 2026, HB 856

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Official source: mgaleg.maryland.gov

How each party voted

Republicans13 YES · 0 NO
Democrats30 YES · 0 NO · 4 not voting

Absent (4)

Democrats (4)

Dalya AttarState Senator
Arthur EllisState Senator
Jim RosapepeState Senator
Jeff WaldstreicherState Senator

Vote data: LegiScan (opens in a new tab) (CC BY 4.0 (opens in a new tab)), checked against Open States (opens in a new tab).

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The “Local School Systems - Educator Screening - Educator Identification Clearinghouse (School Personnel Vetting...” (HB 856)

How each party voted

Yes (43)

Republicans (13)

Democrats (30)

Absent (4)

Democrats (4)

The “Local School Systems - Educator Screening - Educator Identification Clearinghouse (School Personnel Vetting...” (HB 856)

How each party voted

Yes (43)

Republicans (13)

Democrats (30)

Absent (4)

Democrats (4)

How each party voted

YESYes (43)

Republicans (13)

Democrats (30)

ABSENTAbsent (4)

Democrats (4)

How each party voted

YESYes (43)

Republicans (13)

Democrats (30)

ABSENTAbsent (4)

Democrats (4)

Yes (43)

Absent (4)

Yes (43)

Absent (4)